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Patient-Centered Care MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Patient-Centered Care
Tree Number(s)
N04.590.233.727.407
Unique ID
D018802
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018802
Annotation
institutional & administrative management: do not confuse with PATIENT CARE PLANNING involving individual patient
Scope Note
Design of patient care wherein institutional resources and personnel are organized around patients rather than around specialized departments. (From Hospitals 1993 Feb 5;67(3):14)
Entry Term(s)
Medical Home
Nursing, Patient-Centered
Patient-Centered Nursing
Patient-Focused Care
Person-Centered Care
Public MeSH Note
95
History Note
95
Date Established
1995/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/07/01
Revision Date
2021/07/06
Patient-Centered Care Preferred
Patient-Focused Care Broader
Nursing, Patient-Centered Narrower
Medical Home Narrower
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